Originally Posted by
Wolf
Do they look familiar? Do they remind you of Brooklyn Local 1 beer and Brisket Moist?
Thanks Kong. And I wish I had your bench press! Don't get too comfortable though, I might sneak up on you!
DJ - I had a bout of tendinitis in the spring, in the months leading up to the meet I did in May. I worked through it, but after the meet did high-bar squats exclusively for about 3 weeks to let it heal - and it went away completely. I think I may have written this at the time, but my take on it is that a properly positioned low bar squat doesn't put undue stress on the elbow and surrounding muscles/tendons, but it does put some small amount. This amount won't cause any problems if done right, but if you've already got a problem, it is enough stress that it prevents healing.
Is the wider grip working for you to alleviate the stress and allow recovery?
Haha, yes, I do kind of like the fact that I'm low-bar squatting almost as deep as I high bar, and without losing lumbar extension. I have "buttwink" but as Rip has pointed out so many times, in the absence of lumbar flexion, who cares? It's good to hear Steel's opinion on the subject as he's obviously one of the best. I haven't asked Rip, but I'm 100% sure he'd tell me to cut the depth. My inclination is to try to cut the depth as Rip would say, but I'm not going to go crazy over it or stress about it. If I notice it screwing with my squat in any other way, I'll drop it, and if I'm still going lower than an inch below, it won't be the biggest deal. But I think I owe it a try.